[Chronic heart failure in elderly and senile patients with postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm: issues of epidemiology, etiology, surgical treatment.]

With age, the frequency of cardiovascular diseases increases, which makes сhronic heart failure (CHF) one of the most common pathologies in the elderly. CHF in elderly and senile patients, complicated by postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm (LVA), is a serious problem in clinical practice. Postinfarction aneurysm of the left ventricle, which occurs after a myocardial infarction, significantly worsens the prognosis, leading to a violation of heart function and an increased risk of cardiovascular complications. The article presents an overview of publications on the epidemiology of chronic heart failure in patients with LVA, including age and gender aspects. Based on the analysis of available publications, modern views on the problem of the emergence of LVA are highlighted. The data testifying to the prognostic significance of LVA as a factor associated with the aggravation of the course and the development of cardiovascular complications in patients with CHF are presented.